Liptena fatima, is a butterfly in family Lycaenidae. It can be found in Ghana, Nigeria (the Niger Delta and the eastern part of the country), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko and Mbini), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai and Sankuru).[2] Liptena fatima resides in forests.

Liptena fatima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Liptena
Species:
L. fatima
Binomial name
Liptena fatima
(Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tingra fatima Kirby, 1890

References

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  1. ^ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina